________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'Alaykum The following question was kindly answered by Dr. Takim. Salaams & Duas Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network ******************************************************************************** QUESTION: If a women's husband out of anger gives her talaq (divorce) 3 times in anger, is that talaq? And if even before the talaq iddat has finished, they get back together, is it lawful? Can you elaborate on this. ANSWER: To start with, talaq which is given in anger is NOT valid. So from the Shari'a viewpoint, they are still married. If the talaq is NOT given in a state of anger and if it is a Ba'in talaq (one which is given by the husband), then, according to our madhab, even if it is given 3 times in one sitting, it counts as only 1 talaq. So the couple can get back together in the idda period without the necessity of reciting the 'aqd again. If they decide to reconcile after the 'idda period is over, then they will have to recite the 'aqd again. If this occurs 3 times, (i.e. talaq & then getting back together) then after the 3rd talaq, they cannot get back together until she marries someone else and her marriage with the 2nd husband is consumated. Liyakatali